When Paul Hollywood dunked a jaffa cake into his tea

The 50-year-old rebel divided fans with his controversial decision on the show to dunk the treat into his tea before taking a bite, inadvertently opening up the age old debate over whether a jaffa cake is actually a cake, or in fact a biscuit.

Mary couldn’t help but make a comment to and make fun of her northern friend for his decision and quipped: "We don't do that in the south!"

Paul Hollywood stuns viewers by dunking a jaffa cake on the Great British Bake off

It was soon trending in the UK under the hashtag #jaffagate.

For anyone interested, the HMRC concluded that the jaffa cake was a cake and not a biscuit after rigorous testing.

Cakes go hard when they stale, and biscuits go soft. When put to the test, the jaffa cake turned solid.

Now you know.

When Iain’s baked Alaska was taken out of the freezer

Bearded baker Iain Watters throw away his Baked Alaska after pudding disaster on Great British Bake Off

Bake Off fans couldn’t believe their eyes when hopeful Ian discovered that Diana had taken his ice-cream out of the freezer to make room for her own in series five.

The bearded Belfast native was already struggling to get it to harden thanks to the heat of the tent in the intense summer sun – and this was the final nail in his coffin.

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Ian's Alaska completely collapsed and he threw it in the bin

Without the ice-cream, he couldn’t complete his baked Alaska, and when it came to presentation time, he gave Paul and Mary his bin – because that’s where he’d chucked it.

The moment has been marked in history as Bingate, with many debating as to whether or not it was a deliberate attempt of sabotage by Diana.

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Diana pulled the Alaska out of the freezer to make way for her own

Diana, then in her late 60s, then quit the show before the next episode was filmed, something that was allegedly unrelated to Bingate, and later revealed she had received a torrent of abuse online for the move.

Iain later defended Diana and told The Guardian: "I feel bad for Diana because she's had quite a mauling on Twitter and I don't like all the nasty comments that have been directed towards her.

"I think it's a bit unfair and I do think they could have edited the episode a bit better."

When Deborah used Howard’s custard for her trifle

Bake Off contestant Deborah confesses she used Howard’s custard for her trifle

In series four, it was revealed that after setting time, Deborah had picked up competitor Howard’s custard and used it for herself in her trifle.

Deborah was seemingly stunned by her error, and wasn’t sure what to do as she confessed to Sue Perkins her crime.

Viewers were left rallying behind the scorned Howard, who lost his custard in the confusion, but thankfully he managed to survive another week.

Always one for the hashtags on social media, Bake Off fans labelled the moment Custardgate.

Enwezor uses store-bought fondant

Great British Bake Off's Enwezor uses store-bought fondant for his cake

In series five, the North London native Enwezor shocked and appalled the audience at home when he confessed to using store bought fondant on his showstopper.

Despite giving it his all for his biscuit creation in the shape of a Space Adventure on the moon, the judges couldn’t look past his store-bought indiscretion, and he was eliminated from the competition that week.

When the squirrel (and his nuts!) disappeared

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The squirrel became the loved mascot of the show's title scene - but was replaced in 2016

Bake Off fans get attached to all the regulars on the show - and that included a squirrel during the opening credits of the show.

Most notable for his ahem..."large nuts", the well-endowed furry friend became the unofficial mascot of the entire show.

So it came as a shock to everyone who watched when, at the start of series seven, it was revealed he had been replaced with a boring and bog standard pheasant.

Viewers immediately called for Sammy's return, but the BBC never responded to the furious fan demands and he was never seen again.

When John nearly cut his finger off

Great British Bake Off hopeful John cuts his finger while making a strudel

There was an emergency situation in the tent when John cut through his finger and his glove leaving himself and his prep station covered in blood.

In the middle of making a strudel, the contestant started feeling dizzy and was clearly panicking as those rallied round him while his glove filled with blood.

He was eventually removed from the tent and taken to the medical team to sort him out.

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